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MT 13:1-23 OR 13:1-9
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.
Jesus reached out in teaching and in action because people needed him. They were troubled and abandoned. They needed a shepherd, and the shepherd was Jesus.
Though keeping ourselves informed on the racial divide is important, sometimes we can find information and inspiration along the pop-culture landscape.
Jesus exercises power over death and illness. Calmly, effortlessly, he cures the sick and raises the dead.
On July 5, 1852, Fredrick Douglas, in addressing an anti-slavery conference in New York, said: “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. O! had I the ability, and could I reach the nation’s ear, I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream.
Good times are part of God’s plan for his people. No matter how grim the present reality may be, God somehow provides a happy ending.
Most of us want to believe that the world is fundamentally predictable and safe.
In addition to the Lord’s encouragement that we come to him with our burdens, he invites us to “take up his yoke” and “learn from him.” His meekness and humility show us a way to bear our burdens.
Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
July 1, 2020
Daily Reading from the USCCB: Matthew 8:28-34
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MT 11:25-30
At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things
from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones.
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by Father Greg Friedman, OFM
